Greatness Requires Connecting with the Right...
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Greatness Requires Connecting with the
Right People
Psalms 12Corinthians6:14-18(TLB)
Positioned to Make A Mark PT11TheMakingofGREATNESS
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
DefiningGreatness:
IamCalledtobeExceptionallyOutstandinginthePurposeDesignedforMe.
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
ManwasnotCreatedtoactIndependentofOthers
Gen2:18(NLT)Eccl4:9-10(NLT)
Num 11:14-17(NLT)
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
14Ican’t carryallthesepeoplebymyself!Theloadisfartooheavy!15Ifthisishowyouintendtotreatme,justgoaheadandkillme.Domeafavorandsparemethismisery!” 16ThentheLORDsaidtoMoses,“Gather before me seventy men who are recognized as eldersandleadersofIsrael.BringthemtotheTabernacletostandtherewithyou.17Iwillcomedownandtalktoyouthere.IwilltakesomeoftheSpiritthatisuponyou,andIwillputtheSpirituponthemalso.Theywillbeartheburdenofthepeoplealongwithyou,soyouwillnothavetocarryitalone. Numbers11:14-17(NLT)
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
Relationshipsare“Necessary” whenpursuingGreatness
BUT…WemustbecarefultomaketherightConnections
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
14 Don’tbeteamedwiththosewhodonotlovetheLord,forwhatdothepeopleofGodhaveincommonwiththepeopleofsin?Howcanlightlivewithdarkness?15 AndwhatharmonycantherebebetweenChristandthedevil?HowcanaChristianbeapartnerwithonewhodoesn’tbelieve?16 AndwhatunioncantherebebetweenGod’stempleandidols?ForyouareGod’stemple,thehomeofthelivingGod,andGodhassaidofyou,"Iwillliveinthemandwalkamongthem,andIwillbetheirGodandtheyshallbemypeople."17 ThatiswhytheLordhassaid,"Leavethem;separateyourselvesfromthem;don’ttouchtheirfilthythings,andIwillwelcomeyou18 andbeaFathertoyou,andyouwillbemysonsanddaughters." 2 Corinthians6:14-18(TLB)
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
BadConnections(relationships)canRuintheJourneytoGreatness
Becomewisebywalkingwiththewise;hangoutwithfoolsandwatchyourlifefalltopieces.Prov 13:20(MSG)
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
• 1Oh,thejoysofthosewhodonotfollowevilmen’s advice, who do not hang around with sinners, scoffing at the things of God. 2ButtheydelightindoingeverythingGodwantsthemto,anddayandnightarealwaysmeditatingonhislawsandthinkingaboutwaystofollowhimmoreclosely.3Theyareliketreesalongariverbankbearingluscious fruit each season without fail. Their leaves shall never wither, and all they do shall prosper. 4Butforsinners,whatadifferentstory!Theyblowawaylikechaffbeforethewind.5TheyarenotsafeonJudgmentDay;theyshallnotstandamongthegodly.6FortheLordwatchesoveralltheplansandpathsofgodlymen,butthepathsofthegodlessleadtodoom.• Psalm1:1-6(TLB)
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
TheRightConnectionwillusuallypositionYouforGreatness
• Joseph’sConnectiontoPharaoh’scupbearerpositionshimforgreatness
• Joshua’sConnectiontoMosespositionshimforgreatness
• Esther’sConnectiontoMordecaipositionsherforgreatness
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
TheImportanceofConnectingtotheRightPeople
•Mentoring(discipling) Tit2:3-8• Accountability Eph 5:21• PersonalGrowth Col1:9-12• ImpartationofSpiritualThings Rom1:11• EstablishesOrdainedKingdomRelationships 1Sam18:3-5
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
• Impartations arenecessaryforinitiatingorstirringup“SpiritualGifts” neededforaperson’scalltoministryorratherGREATNESS
• John20:22• 1Tim4:14• 2Tim1:6
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople
• KingdomRelationshipsarenecessaryforthepassingdownofspiritual “Mantles” tocontinuealegacyofGREATENESS
• SimplyPut:aMantlesignifiestheanointing&authoritythatcovers&empowersapersoninanofficeorcalling
• Luke15:22• 1Sam18:3-5• 1Ki19:19
Greatness Requires Connecting withtheRightPeople